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Author : Anil Gumber and Pravin Visaria

Co-publisher: ICSSR

Publication Year : 1978

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About the Book

The book Inter-village Differences in Matar Taluka examines the socio-economic transformation of rural villages in Matar Taluka of Kheda district, Gujarat, following the expansion of canal irrigation and the Green Revolution. The introduction highlights how irrigation influenced agricultural productivity, adoption of modern technology, rural infrastructure, occupational diversification, and overall regional development. Drawing upon village-level data collected under an ICSSR-funded project, the study analyses differences among 81 villages during the period 1965–75.

The work particularly focuses on the relationship between irrigation, agricultural growth, social overheads, and sectoral development. It also investigates inequalities in access to irrigation and modern agricultural practices across villages. The study aims to construct a village-level development index, identify factors affecting agricultural growth, examine the spatial distribution of social infrastructure, and assess how irrigation and technology contributed to economic transformation in the region. Overall, the book provides an important empirical analysis of rural development and inter-village disparities in Gujarat during the post-Green Revolution period.

About the Author

Dr. Anil Gumber obtained his M.Sc. (Hons.) in Economics from Guru Nanak Dev University and Ph.D. from Gujarat University. At present he is an Associate Professor at Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad. Prior to this he was a Takemi Fellow at Harvard School of Public Health, Boston. Dr. Gumber's published research papers have focused on issues relating to human resource development including migration, resettlement, education, health and employment. Recently, an abridged version of the research report, co-authored by him, on 'Utilization and Expenditure on Health Care in India, 1986-87: A Study of Five States' is incorporated in the World Bank Report entitled India: Policy and Finance Strategies for Strengthening Primary Health Care Services, 1994.

Dr. Pravin Visaria is Director, Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad. He is also the Chairman of the Governing Council, NSSO; and Member, Gujarat State Planning Commission. A winner of the Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao Award for Demography (1981), Dr. Visaria has written extensively on topics relating to population, migration and employment in India in various national and international journals. He has also authored: The Sex Ratio of the Population of India; Infant Mortality in India: Differentials and Determinants (co-edited); Self-Employed Women, Population and Human Resource Development (co-edited), and Non-Agricultural Employment in India: Trends and Prospects (co-edited).